GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 717, sig. 110-5/6

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Prague, 17 November 1944 59. The Deutsde Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia B.Nr. BdS - IV - 4321/44 - BUEIIN E. 24.NOV.1944 An a) the Minieteramt b) Divisions I - IX e) the Commander of the Control Police d) the Commandant of the Security Police and sD e) The Cberlsndrat Inspectors of the Dautsehen Stgatsminiaters f) the Governors - Reichsauftragsverwaltung - in Prague and Brno : with necessary imprints for the 3ezirke and Kegerierungspolizei authorities - Reich-suftrageverwunderung -. The insurrection movement in Slovakia has also thrown its Scots out after the Moravian border area and has led to preconceived conflicts, which, despite 5 years of the worst war, had remained far away from the fully aaf-fried Swahili-Moravian region so far and thus more or less unknown. Three energetic battles have been initiated. In a nervous and anxious overestimation of individual projections and in disregard of the fact that the central executives ohnéhin made the arrangements possible according to the situation of things. It is also important to note that the Commission's proposal for a directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations for use in foodstuffs. The fact that in this context there has also come to derogatory criticism, which, based only on knowledge and consideration of local concerns, had to be factual and erroneous, must be regarded as special regrets. The main focus must remain on the exploration, position and harmful treatment of the trouble spots themselves. The sight weight of support on the part of the police service- St.ll -2- hh/4-21N10 √